This interdisciplinary program is unique to King's and allows students to focus on the intersection between data and decision making, bringing mathematics into a new kind of venture with the managerial and social sciences. This minor can be combined with any major, specialization, or honours specialization at any Western campus (King's, Huron, or Main*) to create a more customized degree program.
Play in the intersection of data and decision making. In King’s unique interdisciplinary program, you’ll investigate the exciting applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning. You’ll learn to apply the results of high-level data analysis to important business questions. At the same time, you’ll build a valuable mathematical and computational skillset, including programming in Python and R, and advanced expertise in Excel. Your education in Analytics and Decisions Sciences (ADS) will set you up for in-demand analytics careers in any area of business and management, including business analytics or business intelligence.
Analytics and Decision Sciences is part of King’s School of Management, Economics and Mathematics (MEM). The School of MEM is unique in its interdisciplinary focus, and you’ll work in close connection with faculty and peers across related disciplines. The synergy between disciplines delivers extra technical and analytics skills, no matter the subject you’re learning.
Expand your options with a double major.
Program Options
| Area of Study | Honours Specialization | Specialization | Major | Minor | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCES |
Sample Courses
Money Matters
Scholarships/Awards
Investigate the generous unlimited and guaranteed entrance scholarships King's offers to domestic and international high school students.
Residence
Explore your options for on-campus accommodations – they're guaranteed for first-year students who apply before June 2.
Potential Career Paths
Potential career paths for Analytics and Decision Sciences graduates:
- Business analyst
- Healthcare data analyst
- Operations Analyst
- Digital marketing manager
- Transportation logistics manager
- Financial analyst
- Market researcher
- Process improvement analyst
- Forecasting/planning analyst
- Sports analytics
- Business intelligence analyst
- Election/campaign analyst
- Resource planning analyst
- Public policy analyst
- Other careers in administration, finance, banking, marketing, accounting, government, management and teaching
What People Are Saying
The analytics minor was a great way of tailoring my knowledge [from my major in finance] to financial analysis and allows me to branch off into economic analysis or data analysis jobs. Overall, my program was extremely useful and gave me knowledge and skills recruiters are looking for.
Meet Our Faculty - School of Management, Economics, and Mathematics
Dr. Natalia Bezmaternykh
Assistant Professor
Dr. Glen Copplestone
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Jason Dean
Assistant Professor
Dr. Jeannette Eberhard
Associate Professor
Dr. Jafar El Armali
Assistant Professor
Dr. Grigori Erenburg
Associate Professor
Dr. Hui Fan
Assistant Professor
Dr. Hui Feng
Director, School of MEM
Dr. Trevor Hunter
Associate Professor
Dr. Peter Ibbott
Associate Professor
Dr. Sergio Janczak
Full Professor
Dr. Jennifer Jeffrey
Associate Professor
Xing Jiang
Associate Professor
Dr. Luisa Liboni
Assistant Professor
Dr. Adian McFarlane
Associate Professor
Dr. David Meredith
PROFESSOR Emeritus
Dr. Lori Murray
Assistant Professor
Dr. Theodore Osborne
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Shawna Porter
Accounting and Professional Programs Faculty Liaison
Dr. Mehdi Rasteh
Dr. Felipe Rodrigues
Associate Director, MOS
Ruth Ann Strickland
Lecturer
Dr. Renfang Tian
Associate Director, Economics
Dr. Joseph Turnbull
Associate Director, Math and ADS
